A competition between four area high school robotics clubs will be one highlight of Thursday’s Manufacturing Show at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Students from Menomonie, Durand, Greenwood and Owen-Withee will take part in the Vex IQ Challenge, in which robots they build will complete a series of tasks on a pre-set field. The contest will […]
Careers, technologies on display at CVTC’s annual Manufacturing Show
By Mark Gunderman, Communications Specialist, Chippewa Valley Technical College Cole Hill knows what he wants to do in a future career. “I want to build motors – V-8s, probably,” said the Colfax High School junior who spends time racing at the Red Cedar and Jim Falls tracks. But just what does one study in preparation for building […]
CVTC event will showcase manufacturing, provide opportunities to explore careers
By Mark Gunderman, Communications Specialist, Chippewa Valley Technical College Ryan Bone of Chippewa Falls and Cody Hemenway of Eau Claire drew crowds of onlookers last year when they flew their drone during the Manufacturing Show at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Some people found the drone interesting, while others found it amazing that the two students […]
CVTC event will showcase area manufacturing on March 3
By Mark Gunderman, CVTC Communications Specialist A gumball machine that allows children to select the color gumball they want, new technology that turns machine tool parts in multiple ways, a metal cutter that uses jets of water and a 3-D printer that produces plastic models are some of the wonders of modern manufacturing technology that […]